Sikh community puts final touches on this weekend’s Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan

PRINCE GEORGE – Local members of the Sikh community are putting the finishing touches on preparations for this weekends Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan which will draw thousands from inside and outside of Prince George to celebrate. Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan is a vibrant, communal Sikh religious procession held globally to celebrate Vaisakhi which commemorates the birth of the Khalsa in 1699. With between four to seven thousand people expected from all over British Columbia and beyond, preparation is key. Putting on an event of this magnitude requires an enormous amount of organization with preparation beginning at the beginning of the year with a large group of volunteers preparing floats, decorations, traffic plans, public safety and of course cooking enough food to feed thousands.

“We’ve had approximately over 2000 volunteers putting this event together. As for the number of meals we will have probably close to 40,000 servings ready that day.” said the Coordinator at Guru Nanak Darbar Sikh Society Rashpal Kaur Bains.

The 2026 Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan will take place Saturday May 16th at 10am with a parade procession from Guru Nanak Darbar which is expected to arrive at the CN Centre by noon before returning on the same route at 2pm. Once there community members will be submersed in everything the Sikh festival has to offer including signing, dancing, speeches, martial arts demonstrations and traditional South Asian cuisine.